WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Billy Red Cloud Real Name: Bill Wright Birthday: Hometown: White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6' - 235 lbs Trained by: Debut: Previous Gimmicks: Bill Wright (debut) Bill Kane Killer Kane Bobby Red Cloud Finishing Move: The Piledriver (as Killer Kane) Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Mad Dog Vachon
NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles (as Bill Wright) w/Utica Panther defeating Hans Schnabel & Shoulders Newman (September 28, 1960); Nebraska Heavyweight title defeating Mad Dog Vachon (October 9, 1964); ESA (Maritimes) North American Heavyweight title (as Bobby Red Cloud) defeating Bobo Brazil (May 19, 1970); WWA (Indianapolis) World Heavyweight title defeating Baron Von Raschke (March 21, 1972);
Billy Red Cloud started out wrestling under his real name (Bill Wright), and later became Billy Red Cloud in 1964.. Billy Red Cloud wrestled as "Killer Kane" in Arizona -- derived from the villain in the old Flash Gordon comic strip.. Killer Kane entered the Arizona circuit as a heel, but turned into a babyface after a falling out with Chuck Karbo.. March 21, 1972: Billy Red Cloud defeated Baron Von Raschke for the WWA World title in Muncie, Indiana.. Billy Red Cloud worked the Minneapolis territory before the AWA was formed, and then became a regular in the AWA.. ~~~Billy Red Cloud was involved in the first chain match in the AWA territory with "Mad Dog" Maurice Vachon Billy Red Cloud teamed in Dick the Bruiser's World Wrestling Association with Bobby Bold Eagle (Bob Boyer).. October 1981: Billy Red Cloud passed away from what was described as a "leaky heart valve"..